Space-defining mounting for room coolers

Abstract

A space-defining mounting for a window-type air-conditioning unit which holds that air-conditioning unit wholly external of both tracks of a double-hung window, and which also provides an insulating air space adjacent the lower sash of that double-hung window whenever that lower sash is closed.

What I claim is: 
     
       1. A space-defining mounting, for a window-type air-conditioning unit that is disposed adjacent a sash-equipped window of a building and that has a vented protective housing and that has all portions thereof other than the electric cord disposed wholly outwardly of the lower sash of said window, which comprises a platfrom that is securable in a position, adjacent the lower portion of said window, wherein all portions of said platform are disposed wholly outwardly of said lower sash of said window and wherein said platform has a portion thereof extending outwardly from said building to underlie and help support said air-conditioning unit, horizontally-spaced vertically-directed, substantially air-impervious side members that are disposable adjacent the opposite sides of said window and that have all portions thereof disposed outwardly of said lower sash of said window, said side members having lower portions that will be disposed wholly inwardly of the vents in said housing for said air-conditioning unit and that will be coextensive in part with portions of said housing for said air-conditioning unit, and a substantially air-impervious member which is disposable immediately adjacent portions of said housing for said air-conditioning unit that are disposed inwardly of said vents in said housing for said air-conditioning unit and which is extendable outwardly and upwardly from said housing for said air-conditioning unit toward said side members, said platform and said side members and said substantially air-impervious member being adapted to coact with said lower sash for said window and with said housing for said air-conditioning unit, whenever said lower sash is in its closed position, to help define an insulating air space that is external of, but that is close to, said lower sash, said platform and said side members and said substantially air-impervious member being adapted to coact with said housing for said air-conditioning unit to provide a barrier to the elements when said lower sash is raised to permit operation of said air-conditioning unit. 
     
     
       2. A space-defining mounting is claimed in claim 1 wherein said substantially air-impervious member is inclinable outwardly and downwardly relative to said window, and wherein said substantially air-impervious member has a notch in the bottom edge thereof which can accommodate said housing for said air-conditioning unit. 
     
     
       3. A space-defining mounting as claimed in claim 1 wherein tension members are connectable to said housing, at points spaced outwardly of said substantially air-impervious member, and are extendable upwardly and inwardly toward said window to be secured to said building to help support the weight of the outer portion of said air-conditioning unit. 
     
     
       4. A space-defining mounting as claimed in claim 1 wherein tension members are connectable to said housing, at points spaced outwardly of said substantially air-impervious member, and are extendable upwardly and inwardly toward said window to be secured to said building to help support the weight of the outer portion of said air-conditioning unit, and wherein said tension members can be given alinear configurations as said housing for said air-conditioning unit is moved horizontally relative to said platform. 
     
     
       5. A space-defining mounting as claimed in claim 1 wherein said substantially air-impervious member has a notch in the bottom edge thereof which can accommodate said housing for said air-conditioning unit, wherein said housing for said air-conditioning unit coacts with said notch to help confine and position said substantially air-impervious member, and wherein flanges at the outer edges of said side members can help confine and position said substantially air-impervious member. 
     
     
       6. A space-defining mounting as claimed in claim 1 wherein said side members are generally triangular, wherein said side members have the base edges thereof disposable adjacent the sill of said window, and wherein said substantially air-impervious members make said insulating space generally triangular in cross section. 
     
     
       7. A space-defining mounting as claimed in claim 1 wherein inner portions of said platform are securable to the sill of said window, wherein the outer portions of said platform are securable to said housing for said air-conditioning unit, and wherein tension members are connectable to said housing, at points spaced outwardly of said substantially air-impervious member, and are extendable upwardly and inwardly from said housing toward said window to be secured to said building to help support the weight of the outer portion of said air-conditioning unit. 
     
     
       8. A space-defining mounting as claimed in claim 1 wherein tension members are connectable to said housing, at points spaced outwardly of said substantially air-impervious member, and are extendable upwardly and inwardly toward said window to be secured to said building to help support the weight of the outer portion of said air-conditioning unit and wherein said tension members are adjustable-length tension members to facilitate setting of said air-conditioning unit at a desired angle to the horizontal. 
     
     
       9. A space-defining mounting, for a window-type air-conditioning unit that is disposed adjacent a sash-equipped window of a building and that has a vented protective housing and that has all portions thereof other than the electric cord disposed wholly outwardly of the lower sash of said window, which comprises a platform that is securable in a position, adjacent the lower portion of said window, wherein said platform has a portion thereof extending outwardly from said building to underlie and help support said air-conditioning unit, horizontally-spaced vertically-directed, substantially air-impervious side members that are disposable adjacent the opposite sides of said window and that have all portions thereof disposed outwardly of said lower sash of said window, said side members having lower portions that will be disposed wholly inwardly of the vents in said housing for said air-conditioning unit and that will be coextensive in part with portions of said housing for said air-conditioning unit, and a substantially air-impervious member which is disposable immediately adjacent portions of said housing for said air-conditioning unit that are disposed inwardly of said vents in said housing for said air-conditioning unit and which is extendable outwardly and upwardly from said housing for said air-conditioning unit toward said side members, said platform and said side members and said substantially air-impervious member being adapted to coact with said lower sash for said window and with said housing for said air-conditioning unit, whenever said lower sash is in its closed position, to help define an insulating air space that is external of, but that is close to, said lower sash, said substantially air-impervious member being inclinable outwardly and downwardly relative to said window, tension members connectable to said housing, that are extendable upwardly and inwardly toward said window to be secured to said building to help support the weight of the outer portion of said air-conditioning unit, and said tension members being disposable laterally outwardly of said substantially air-impervious member.